How To Improve Your Listening Skills

What was voted the most annoying workplace habit?

People Interrupting You When You Are Speaking!*

We all know who they are. We know how annoying it is when it happens to us so imagine how annoying it is when it happens to your customers and colleagues.

Don’t let your co-workers carry on this terrible habit!

*according to a brand new poll taken in our office

[melanin]

As someone who's struggles to listen am very grateful for this video. My biggest issue for me is that I don't get to consume what someone is saying to me I tend to daydream while they talking, sometimes I interrupt them.

[黃香綺]

I think everyone should watch this video.
In modern society most of people already lost their ability to listen.
Interrupting is very rude and impolite, and I'm really really hate it.
They need to break this horrible habit.

[UselessVoidBobo]

I need this skill to pass the versant test for my job application. Memorizing is a key tool for it too.

[rec]

I had to watch this twice, because I was focused on how the pickle people looked like pickles and then I started thinking about pickles. I guess I needed this more than I thought.

[Princeuniquelife]

Or you could picture what they're saying. That's what I do

[theswcoaching]

Great video. Correlating verbal and nonverbal comms makes such a difference.

[solarflutter]

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[Joshua-Serjicals]

I try to focus in on what others say, like...i literally try to use my mind to listen.

[amberleigh]

Sorry I wasn't listening what did you say

[aruntv]

Best video on listening explained short and simple

[DarkHill]

for some reason when people talk to me either i don't hear them well or i can't focus on what they say
the weird think when others are talking not to me i can hear them perfectly and understand them with ease
could someone tell me what the hell is wrong with me ??

[呆-xz]

I need to learn how to focus fully on the speakers because some speak is really boring making me distracted .As a result, I'll miss some important information.

[捧玉蟹]

Listening to others really important.
Italo Calvino once said "The meaning of words depends on ears instead of mouth."

[Trietlikesicecream]

Focus on the speaker: Give full attention, maintain eye contact, and minimize distractions.
Avoid interruptions: Let the speaker finish before responding.
Stay non-judgmental: Maintain neutral body language to avoid seeming critical.
Show interest: Use verbal and non-verbal cues to convey curiosity and empathy.

[becomingdauntless]

4:45 mins - perfect for me with such a short attention span!

[iffishawal]

00:37 Listening is a powerful tool in the workplace
01:14 Effective listening skills can help create a safe and productive environment.
01:51 Stay focused and avoid interrupting during conversations
02:28 People interrupt conversations because their minds are underutilized when listening.
03:05 Interrupting others in a conversation can be avoided by keeping your mouth closed and making notes.
03:42 To avoid interrupting others, write down your ideas and focus on listening more than talking.
04:19 Effective communication requires setting aside judgment and showing interest
04:55 Active listening involves showing interest and engaging with the speaker.

[twoking]

This is all fine except for one problem. I have always taken a lot of pride in my ability to be congenial and not interrupt people. The frustrating part is when someone ELSE is always interrupting. What do you do with them? It's great not to interrupt but that leaves you in a quandry. You end up being around total conversation hogs who have absolutely NO interest in including you in it. Or, you are in a group and they are all talking over each other and Mr. Congenial ends up being like a bump on a log all night just because I am trying not to be rude and interrupt anyone. Or, I wait patiently for several minutes while someone else is talking and FINALLY feel like I can say something and then the other person interrupts, of course, lol. It's all well and good to say don't interrupt but it seems to me a just as important people skill is to make sure others are included in the conversation. My observation is that very few people do that.

[SyuanLin-oyql]

Thanks for suggestion.It help me a lot on listening.

[weifan]

i am Chinese student.when i listen to English, i always want to change they into chinese that i can understand.now my listening of English is so sort

[DOERXSTREET]

My teacher sent me this link for costumer service class